Social Media
-
Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Claim that WHO has declared Nigeria Ebola-free is Misleading!
BY: Abdullateef Sebiotimo Claim:The World Health Organization has declared Nigeria Ebola-free after the index patient was evacuated to Switzerland. Verdict:Misleading.…
Read More » -
Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: No, the Nigeria-US Health Deal Does Not Stop NAFDAC from Testing Drugs or Vaccines. But What More?
BY: Abdullateef Sebiotimo Claim: Nigeria signed a medical aid agreement with the United States. Under it, America will give Nigeria…
Read More » -
Blog
Op-ed: Nigeria’s Ebola Case: The Time for Vigilance, Not Panic or Complacency
BY: Abideen Olasupo Nigeria’s confirmation of an Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease case in Abuja is a serious public health development.…
Read More » -
Climate
EXPLAINER: What Nigerians Should Know About El Niño and the Projection of 31,400 Heat-Related Deaths
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya As warnings about a potentially very strong El Niño spread across social media, claims that Nigeria could…
Read More » -
Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Did Infectious Disease Expert Prof. Ishaku Akyala Misstate the Ebola Incubation Period on News Central TV?
BY: Chukwuemeka Paschal Claim: Infectious disease expert Prof. Ishaku Akyala stated during a News Central TV interview that Ebola’s incubation…
Read More » -
Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Ebola, How Nigeria’s Disclosure of Patient Information Compares Between 2014 and 2026
Claim: An X user, @n6oflife6, claimed that Nigerian authorities disclosed the identity of the Ebola patient, the hospital where he…
Read More » -
Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: No Evidence That Swallowing Mica Flakes Can Treat Ebola
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: Chewing and swallowing mica flakes can neutralise Ebola, make blister-like skin lesions disappear and treat the…
Read More » -
Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Fake Punch Newspaper Headline Falsely Attributed Quote to Peter Obi
BY: Sonaike Peter Claim: A fake image purported to show Punch Newspaper publishing a report in which Peter Obi stated,…
Read More » -
Articles
EXPLAINER: Tinubu’s Planned Absence From Some 2027 Campaign Rallies Sparks Opposition Questions About Accountability and His Record — What Are the Facts?
BY: Abayomi Abdulwaliyy Jolayemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision not to attend every campaign rally ahead of the 2027 general…
Read More » -
Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Graphic Misleads on Buhari and Tinubu’s Petrol Prices, Debt Figures and Time in Office
BY: Abayomi Abdulwaliyy Jolayemi Claim: A graphic shared on X by @tenibegiloju202 compares the administrations of former President Muhammadu Buhari…
Read More »